Western Elagente 2000 Ezgo

[rocketman71421]

HELP Bought a project OMG it didn’t have any batteries in it so just a bunch of wires hanging that I have no idea where they go. I’m not so worried about all the accessories at this point I just want to get it running. It’s a 2000 Lincoln looking cart it has all the street legal goodies if I ever figure out how to hook them up. But rite now I need to know where the 2 wires from the key switch go I think 1 goes to the pos post of the battery’s, which I have 50 volts on brand new batteries and I’m guessing the other one goes to the f/r switch. The switch was even out of it just laying in the floor. It has a 5 position switch but looks real bad, so I’m wanting to put just a simple 2 position in it for now. And I’ll hook all the accessories up individually later. I’m guessing all the acc, trunk release, horn, head and taillights, state of charge meter are all 12 volt which I’ve bought a 48/12 volt reducer, hope there is some wiring gurus out there, cause I sure need help.

[smokey tennis shoe]

Most old westerns i have worked on, have had a key switch with 4 terminals, 2 of the terminals switched 12 volts and the other 2 terminals switched the 48 volt.

Also, i have been able to buy these new key switched from Napa auto parts.

[smokey tennis shoe]

The original elegante 48 volt wires to the key switch, were white and black.

The black went to the microswitch on the f/r switch and the white went to the
pmc micro.

[rocketman71421]

I bought a new switch on Amazon for EZGO and it does have 4 terminals on it. I at this point just want to get it running. So I hook 1 post to 48 volt + and the other goes where?

[rocketman71421]

The person I bought it from is absolutely no help at all. it has a 36/48 volt motor and a 36/48 volt Curtis controller and it had a 36 volt solenoid on it and a 48 volt charger. And he said it was a 36 volt? With wires hanging everywhere. So I bought a 48 volt solenoid and 6/8 volt batteries. I need some big time help.

[kernal]

A lot of westerns were built on EZGO chassis and electronics. Maybe more help available if you post this in the EZGO section?

[CP241]

I don’t know you or anything about you or your abilities so please don’t take this the wrong way... but how much experience do you have with electrical knowledge, repair, or diagnosis? Or golf carts in general?

Reason I’m asking is because this is a modified cart, so unlike a typical club car or ezgo, things have been changed, added, etc. so finding wiring diagrams with any amount of accuracy or reliability is a long shot. Plus who knows what else has been done to it over the years.

What I’m getting to here, is this is going to take general knowledge and experience to trace wires down, figure out what they go to, and then hook everything up one circuit at a time. It’s not going to be a standard “project” type of a cart.

My recommendation would be to start with the basics... wire up the controller and stuff to make it drive first. Do one thing at a time, don’t try and take on the entire mess at once or it will be overwhelming. Once you get the controller and drive system working, start picking out one thing at a time on the accessories (lights, horn, trunk, radio, etc.).

[scottyb]

I thought all the Elegantes were 42 or 48 volt depending upon their age. Early Westerns were 36v but again I thought that was before the Elegante model introduction.
Start with the basics. Is this a series drive system?
What type of direction selector switch?
Can you post some pics of what you are working with?

[rocketman71421]

Yes Scotty I can try I’m new here so I have to figure how. That’s what I’m trying to do the basics the controller and all the wiring under the seat has not been unhooked. That all seems to be ok it’s all the wiring under the dash and switch to f/r from f/r to what is the problem

[scottyb]

We can't help until you identify the type of drive system in the cart... then diagrams and cart specific advice can follow.
If you go to my website and click the START HERE ( red arrow) the information there should help you ID the drive system... Year 2000 was the first year PDS. Western favored the PDS drive system in the later years.